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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 2 ยท AS structured questions

Physics 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2022: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
60
Grade A from
36
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_w22_qp_21 ยท 9702_w22_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
363022147

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics117
Electricity111
Waves110
Work, energy and power18
Physical quantities and units17
Particle physics17

Questions in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022

  1. Question 1Physical quantities and units ยท 7 marks

    (a) The boxes in Fig. 1.1 contain terms on the left-hand side and examples of these terms on the right-hand side. Draw a line between each term on the left and the correct example on the right. base quantity coulomb โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 17 marks

    A steel ball is projected horizontally from the top of a table, as shown in Fig. 2.1. table 180 cm ground edge of table ball path of ball โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, energy and power ยท 8 marks

    (a) (i) Define power. (ii) Mechanical power P can be calculated using the formula P = Fv. Use the concept of work and the definition of power to show how this formula is derived. (b) The engine of a lorry โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Waves ยท 10 marks

    (a) Polarisation is a phenomenon associated with light waves but not with sound waves. (i) State the meaning of polarisation. (ii) State why light waves can be plane polarised but sound waves cannot. (b) Two polarising filters A and B โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Electricity ยท 11 marks

    (a) State Ohmโ€™s law. (b) The variation of current I with potential difference V for a filament lamp is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Particle physics ยท 7 marks

    (a) A lepton is an example of a fundamental particle. State what is meant by fundamental particle. (b) A lambda particle ฮ›0 is a hadron that consists of an up (u) quark, a down (d) quark and a strange (s) โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w22_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022?
36 marks out of 60, a C needed 22.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022?
Mostly Kinematics, Electricity, Waves. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 Oct/Nov 2022?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.